Re: Why if test "xSTRING1= "xSTRING2" (the 'x') ?

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Jules Colding <colding@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I'm wondering why I keep seeing the 
>
> if test "xSTRING1" = "xSTRING2"; then 
> else
> fi
>
> construction when you want to compare the strings STRING1 and STRING2.

This avoids any spurious interpretation as an operator if either string
might start with a dash.

Andreas.

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